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Located in the southeastern part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong is under the special administrative region of China. Blessed by excellent natural harbors, the mega city of Hong Kong served as a British territory for more than one and a
Opposed to the present picture,Iraqwas a rich medley of culture, heritage, music, cuisine, learning, and so much more. This country that is in the news now for all the wrong reasons was once a teeming cauldron of not one but numerous successive civilizations that
Kiwi, the flightless bird, holds utmost importance in the culture of New Zealand and the name Kiwi is used as a demonym for the people of New Zealand. It is due to New Zealand’s long prehistoric isolation from the outside world that a unique
“When the tiger kills, the jackal profits”, this old proverb portrays jackal in a very poor light as a mere scavenger. They are in fact very fascinating animals that will engage you ever more, once you start knowing about their interesting way of life.
Hispid hares are among those shy and secretive mammals whose scientific study is partially complete. Once this rare specie was spread across north-eastern India, southern Nepal, and northern Bangladesh but now they are restricted to segregated pockets in the tall grasslands of southern Nepal
Hyenas inhabit parts of African and Asian continents that include typical savannah, thorn bust, and stony desert. Hyaenidae, the fourth smallest biological family of the carnivore order, belongs to hyenas. Though known to be gutless and run away when threatened by other animals, there
Long nosed bandicoot, an insect eating marsupial, is the largest member of the genus perameles and belongs to the family of Peramelidae. Restricted to the lands of Australia and Tasmania, these pests prefer open plains, wooded areas, clear grasslands, and drainpipes as their habitats.
Mule is a hybrid produced when a male donkey (jack) mates with a female horse (mare). A mule is unable to reproduce naturally because of its irregular chromosome count. Since 1500s, there have been very few exceptions where the female mules have produced foal
The graceful oryx belongs to the category of being one of the rarest mammals on earth. This animal is so much adapted to the parched and brutally hot landscape that its ability to go on without water for a prolong period can only be
Moose is a ruminant animal with even toes and cud-chewing characteristics of a typical land herbivore. The name moose has originated from the Algonquian Eastern Abnaki named ‘moz’ which means twig eater. They are often known as large northern deer with huge flattened antlers
